Flytippers dump waste at Preston Cemetery in ‘despicable’ act

Piles of household waste have been dumped in Preston Cemetery in a “despicable” act by flytippers.
Furniture, bin bags and paperwork was strewn across the middle of a path in the cemetery over the weekend, with leaders describing the tipping as “totally disrespectful”.
Volunteers moved the dumped waste to one side of the path to help families access the place of rest, before council officers began a clean-up operation.
Town Hall bosses are now calling for witnesses to come forward.
A spokesman for Preston Council said: “This is an unacceptable and totally disrespectful act.
“The clear up of... read more

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